Michigan Woman Awarded $12 Million After Being Fired for Refusing COVID Shot
A former Blue Cross Blue Shield employee was recently awarded $12 million by a federal jury in Detroit when she sued the insurance company for religious discrimination. Lisa Domski had worked at Blue Cross Blue Shield for almost 40 years when she was denied a religious exemption to the employee COVID-19 shot mandate.1 2 Although […]
Tennessee Employee Awarded Punitive Damages After Being Fired for COVID Shot Refusal
A jury awarded a settlement of $687,240 to a woman in Tennessee who was fired from her job at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee (BCBST) for refusing to comply with a COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Of the total amount, $500,000 was for punitive damages levied against BCBST.1 Tanja Benton, who worked as a biostatistical research […]